Mineo v. Owen W. Young, M.D., P. C.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Mineo v. Owen W. Young, M.D., P. C.

248 A.D.2d 1012, 670 N.Y.S.2d 152, 1998 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3107

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided March 13, 1998·Published·Cited by 3 cases

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—Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Qualification -of an expert is a matter left to the sound discretion of the trial court (see, Meiselman v Crown Hgts. Hosp., 285 NY 389, 398-399; Kletnieks v Brookhaven Mem. Assn., 53 AD2d 169, 175), and that discretion was not abused in this case (cf, Daum v Auburn Mem. Hosp., 198 AD2d 899). The court properly rejected defendant’s contention that plaintiffs expert, a physician specializing in radiology, was not competent to render an expert opinion with respect to the treatment of plaintiffs decedent by defendant, an orthopedic surgeon (see, Fuller v Preis, 35 NY2d 425, 431; DaRonco v White Plains Hosp. Ctr., 215 AD2d 339, 340; Behan v Data Probe Intl., 213 AD2d 439, 440-441). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Mintz, J. — Summary Judgment.)

Present — Green, J. P., Lawton, Wisner, Callahan and Balio, JJ.

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—Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Qualification -of an expert is a matter left to the sound discretion of the trial court (see, Meiselman v Crown Hgts. Hosp., 285 NY 389, 398-399; Kletnieks v Brookhaven Mem. Assn., 53 AD2d 169, 175), and that discretion was not abused in this case (cf, Daum v Auburn Mem. Hosp., 198 AD2d 899). The court properly rejected defendant’s contention that plaintiffs expert, a physician specializing in radiology, was not competent to render an expert opinion with respect to the treatment of plaintiffs decedent by defendant, an orthopedic surgeon (see, Fuller v Preis, 35 NY2d 425, 431; DaRonco v White Plains Hosp. Ctr., 215 AD2d 339, 340; Behan v Data Probe Intl., 213 AD2d 439, 440-441). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Mintz, J. — Summary Judgment.)

Present — Green, J. P., Lawton, Wisner, Callahan and Balio, JJ.

Mineo v. Owen W. Young, M.D., P. C., 248 A.D.2d 1012, 670 N.Y.S.2d 152, 1998 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3107 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1998).

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